Gamay Gamay is a variety of grape used to make red wines. Its full name is Gamay Noir à Jus Blanc, or ‘Black Gamay with white juice’. Gamay Noir is a permitted synonym for Gamay in the U.S.A. The Gamay grape is thought to date back to the 14th century in the village of Gamay, […]

Restaurant Review of Il Fornello, 8851Yonge St. N/O Hwy#7, Richmond Hill Il Fornello is a Canadian chain of Family fine dining restaurants catering to upper middle class patrons. “il fornello” is Italian for little oven. Owen Steinberg is the Executive Chef. Upon entering the establishment one immediately notices the “wall of wine” which is a […]

What to expect in the first week at a City Law University program at in UK Upon attending my first week at City Law University of London in 2015, we, the students, were scheduled into an auditorium, where Law department faculty and staff could inform us as one, as to the what the nature of […]

Sutemi – Ushida Ryu Tanjojutsu Uke: Katana starts in Hasso, takes two steps forward and, through Daijodan, makes a Shomen Uchi cut to Men. Tanjo advances with the stick in a natural walking fashon. At the right distance, while stepping forward with the left foot, go down to the right knee sliding the right hand down […]

Earlier in July 2015, I attended the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games opening dress rehearsal at the Pan Am Dome (Skydome) with the lead architect for several downtown Pan Am venues, including the Dome, Lana Helm Williams. Our tickets were descent, stage left, almost as good as the ones the people in charge of handing out tickets gave […]

This organic spa has been open for a dozen years, and was the brain child of Jen Mattar. Run from her Roncesvalles location, in Toronto, Canada, Jen delivers her ‘Sukha Spa’ vision and experience to us: ‘We can’t all live in the country, on an organic orchard, so ‘Sukha Spa’ brings it to the […]

Canada Day 2015 with the Spoons This year I spent Canada Day at East Lynn Park on Danforth Ave., just west of Woodbine Ave. Boy am I glad that I did. A few hundred people turned out, to what turned out to be gorgeous weather, for the Nation’s B-day. Stage right there was […]

This Bujinkan technique is from the Kukishin ryu (or school). Kukishin ryu has many weapons and kata to help a student get the feel for the body movement specific to the school, which can, in turn, help with unarmed Kukishin and Kukishinden techniques as well. In this technique, called ‘Ihen Kakugi’, a sword wielding ‘uke’ […]

The Stop’s Night Market has, in previous years, namely: 2012, 2013, and 2014, been about a charity hosting some of the up and coming food and beverage makers with local designers in Ontario for mutual benefit. The event was hosted in the historical “Honest Ed’s” building. Good times were had by all, and the events had […]